The champions of the 8th Aroma Akseki Mountain Run were welcomed!

The “8th Aroma Akseki Mountain Run” which was realized with the contributions of the Turkish Athletic Federation and Aroma was performed in the district of Akseki of Antalya.

The 8th Aroma Akseki Mountain Run was realized with the participation of totally 202 athletes in four categories as Young Women, Young Men, Adult Women and Adult Men.

The organization to which the athletes and the public showed great interest was started in the category of the Young Women which was the first run of the championship with the gun shot of the Deputy Chairman of the Aroma Management Board Ege Duruk.

In the organization, Akseki District Governor Murat Beşikçi, Mayor of Akseki Mustafa İsmet Uysal, Member of the Management Board of the Athletics Federation Hasan Çavuşoğlu, Chairman of the Management Board of the Aroma Ali Metin Duruk and many protocol members from Akseki took place. The District Governor Murat Beşikci thanked to the Duruk family sponsoring the organization in the expression that he made before the championship.

Beşikci expressing that the Akseki Aroma Mountain runs which became traditional in Akseki are great sources of pride for Akseki said “I already wish lucks for our athletes who will participate to the world mountain runs by ranking in this run. Like in every year, our athletes will make our flag raised in the world also in this year and make our National Anthem listened.”. The Chairman of the Management Board of the Aroma AŞ Ali Metin Duruk expressed that they would support the works that will be executed for making the championship international. Duruk said that “We are very happy for giving the support that we have given to the sports and youth. We will continue the support required for the continuation of this run which has become traditional.”.

The races in which many successful athletes ranking in the World, Europe and Balkan champions and which were realized in four separate categories witnessed exciting and colorful scenes.

While Burcu Subatan participating from Kayseri to the Young Women category which was run as 4050 meters got the first place with her result of 18:59, Fatma Demir participating fromAğrı became the second with 19:15, and Gülistan Bekmez participating from Diyarbakır became the third with her result of 19:20. Ekin Esra Kalır from Ankara became the fourth with her result of 19:31.

In the Young Men category which was run as 8100 meters, Ferhat Bozkurt participating from Bitlis became the first with his result of 33:32. While Kemal Yıldırım participating from Kars became the second with his result of 33:49, Abdullah Yorulmaz participating from Ağrı became the third with his result of 33:56. Mustafa Göksel participating from Karaman became the fourth with his result of 33:59.

In the Adult Women category which was run as 8100 meters, Burcu Büyükbezgin participating fromAfyonkarahisar became the first with her result of 39:45, and Tubay Erdal participating from Erzurum became the second with her result of40:42, and Remziye Temel participating from Diyarbakır became the third with her result of 41:06. Duygu Turgut Boyan participating from Bursa took the fourth rank with her result of 41:21.

In the Adult Men category which was run as 11900 meters, Ayhan Sağlam fromAksaray achieved to be the first with his result of 52:08. Ömer Alkanoğlu from Mardin became the second with his result of 52:46, and Süleyman Büyükbezgin from Afyonkarahisar took the third place with his result of 53:41. Üzeyir Söylemez from Erzurum had the fourth place with his result of 53:57.

The athletes ranking in every category were awarded with the medal by the Athletics Federation and were awarded with the Republic Gold Coins and success certificates by Aroma. Also, the participation certificate was given to every athlete participating to the competition by Aroma.

The athletes who were selected to the Turkey Mountain Run National Team by ranking in this race will combat in the Balkan Mountain Run Championship to be organized in Romania in 15th August Saturday and in the World Mountain Runs Championship to be organized in England in 16th September Wednesday and they will represent our country.